Convention
on Future Multilateral Cooperation in the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries
The Convention, adopted in 1978 and in force in 1979, established
the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries
Organization (NAFO). The 1978 Convention (here also as a pdf
file) replaced the 1949 International Convention for the Northwest
Atlantic Fisheries and NAFO replaced the International Commission
for the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries (ICNAF). The prime objective
of NAFO has been to contribute through consultation and cooperation
to the optimum utilization, rational management and conservation
of the fishery resources of the Convention Area. NAFO promotes
contemporary ideas for international collaboration in the high
seas based on the scientific research fundamentals.

a global environmental assessment process, the GEO Process,
that is cross-sectoral and participatory. It incorporates regional
views and perceptions, and builds consensus on priority issues
and actions through dialogue among policy-makers and scientists
at regional and global levels.

GEO
outputs, in printed and electronic formats, including the GEO
Report series. This series makes periodic reviews of the state
of the world's environment, and provides guidance for decision-making
processes such as the formulation of environmental policies,
action planning and resource allocation. Other outputs include
technical reports, a
web site and a publication for young people.